We hope that you are all holding up well during these very trying times! We also wanted to quickly remind everyone that we will not be picking up donation items, nor accepting drop-offs of donations as long as the current social distancing rules for COVID-19 are in place. If you are able to hold on
Beau and I have been doing our part, hunkering down at home in self-isolation like everyone else during these trying times. Despite everything that is going on with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we were still blessed with a number of great donations since our last update on Tuesday, March 10th.
Unfortunately, as many venues are being shut down, and with the government’s advice of avoiding crowds & close contact with others, it is with heavy hearts that we decided to halt all outreach activity until it is deemed safe again. Ottawa Public Health confirmed that this is the best course of action. This means
Just like everyone else, we have been enjoying the wonderful spring-like temperatures we have been experiencing the last week and a half. It has been very slow when it comes to donations, however! We are thankful to have received two donations since our last update on February 25th. We want to say a huge
We woke up bright and early at 6:00 AM to a cold and sunny Saturday outreach morning. Beau and I had contemplated postponing today’s outreach because I have been fighting a nasty cough/cold since Thursday, but I decided to tough it out for the morning, knowing I could spend the rest of the weekend in
Here we are at the end of February already, and what a strange mix of weather we have been having this month! The past two days have felt like a hint at spring, yet there is a winter storm arriving tomorrow, which is supposed to be dropping 20 to 30 cm snow on us!!
WE woke up at about 6:30 AM to a crisp, cold, sunny morning. With the forecasted high of only – 18 to -16 degrees with the wind-chill, we would definitely need to dress in multiple warm layers for the few hours we would be spending outside! We already knew we would be getting lots
As you are aware, we had to postpone last Saturday’s outreach because of the large accumulation of snow still on the sidewalks, as well as the extreme cold (-30 with the wind-chill)! Setting up the table and the clothing rack in these conditions is not really possible, and the colder it is, the more
Unfortunately, due to the excessive accumulation of snow still on the ground, as well as the frostbite warning for tomorrow, with a wind-chill of -31, we will have to postpone our Outreach # 24 until next Saturday, February 15, 2020. It is extremely difficult to set up the rack and table when there is too
It is hard to believe that January has already passed us by! We have had a few donations since our last update on January 21st. Our wonderful neighbour and friend Sharon once again spread the word and arranged for a number of donations from her co-workers. The first was from a lovely lady named Mary,
